Grants

UK/Malaysia: Joint Health Research Call in NCDs (Newton Fund)

This initiative will provide funding for high quality 2 year collaborative research projects focused on addressing NCDs of relevance to Malaysia, particularly those impacting on the most vulnerable in society. ASM and MRC will welcome proposals across the spectrum of NCDs and have highlighted the following areas of interest as particular priorities: Obesity-related research, Cardiovascular disease, especially young myocardial infarctions, and Diabetes. It is crucial that all applications are of specific relevance to the Malaysian population. For example, this may include understanding the cause of disease or epidemiology in the Malaysian population, or the development or implementation of interventions for resource-poor communities. The size of the grants will vary according to the needs of the research project but each project is expected to cost up to a maximum £400k (max. £200k from the MRC and £200k from ASM). The deadline for the expressions of interest is 20th April and the closing date for full application is 1st June. More details can be found at:https://www.mrc.ac.uk/funding/browse/uk-malaysia-joint-health-research-call-in-non-communicable-diseases/

Policy research units in obesity and mental health (NIHR, GB)

Department of Health invites tenders for two policy research units under its policy research programme. The tenderer will provide expertise in obesity or mental health, and thus complement the long-term research needs and rapid response capacity of the department and its bodies. Each contract is worth between £3 million and 5m over five years. The total budget is worth between £6m and $10m. Deadline for applications is 21 June 2016. More info can be found at:http://www.prp-ccf.org.uk/

Global Challenges Research Fund (RCUK, UK)

The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) is a £1.5Bn fund announced by the UK Government to support cutting-edge research which addresses the problems faced by developing countries. The fund, to be administered through delivery partners including the Research Councils and national academies, will address global challenges through disciplinary and interdisciplinary research, strengthen capability for research and innovation, within both UK and developing countries and provide an agile response to emergencies and opportunities. Non-communicable diseases call (~£19M). Deadline for outline applications: 4pm, 22 June 2016. More info can be found at:https://www.mrc.ac.uk/news/browse/over-40m-pledged-in-new-bid-to-tackle-global-challenges/

This announcement supports the improvement of glucose control and quality of life of patients with type 1 diabetes. Applications proposing human studies to develop and test a highly reliable, wearable, portable and easy to operate system, linking continuous glucose monitoring and pancreatic hormone delivery in a closed loop system are encouraged. Only human studies will be considered responsive to this FOA. Eligible applicants include domestic and foreign for-profit or non-profit organisations and public or private institutions. The NIDDK intends to fund one to three awards. Application budgets are limited to US$2.5m exclusive of consortium facilities and administrative costs for a maximum project period of five years. The closing date is 28 June 2016. More details can be found at:http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-16-009.html

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International invites proposals for its industry discovery and development partnerships. These provide support to companies or for-profit entities for research and development projects on novel therapeutic approaches for diagnosis, prevention or treatment of type 1 diabetes and its complications. Two types of funding are available: discovery partnerships support early stage proof-of-concept programmes and are worth up to US$250,000 per year over two years. There are no deadlines. More details can be found at:http://grantcenter.jdrf.org/grant-center/industry-partnerships/

Medical research grants (Henry Smith Charity, GB)

The Henry Smith Charity invites applications for its medical research grants. These support research on child health, bowels and gastroenterology, lung diseases, neurology, pancreatic disease, spinal conditions, urinary and faecal incontinence, and engineering and medicine. Grants do not support projects on liver disease, tuberculosis or diabetes. Applications are not accepted from individuals or NHS trusts. Grants are normally tenable for up to three years and may be used towards refurbishment, capital projects or equipment as well as project and salary costs. There are no deadlines, but the Trustees meet four times a year in March, June, September and December to consider grant applications. More details can be found at:http://www.henrysmithcharity.org.uk/medical-research.html